NEW ORLEANS – Property One, Inc. President Paul F. Dastugue III, CPM, received the Lifetime Achievement Award from Louisiana Chapter #55 of the Institute of Real Estate Management (IREM). A past Chapter President and the first Regional Vice President of IREM from Louisiana, Dastugue's activities and commitment to IREM and the real estate management profession are significant.
A native of New Orleans, and a graduate of the University of New Orleans (Bachelor of Science – Business Administration), Dastugue has been involved in real estate since 1973. Dastugue’s activities include office buildings, shopping centers, apartments and condominiums as well as commercial development and facility management.
In 1985, Dastugue and his brother, State Representative Quentin D. Dastugue, CCIM, founded Property One, Inc., one of Louisiana’s largest and most successful commercial real estate firms with a portfolio of commercial and multi-family real estate across Texas, Louisiana, Mississippi, Florida, and Virginia.
Dastugue is a member of the Institute of Real Estate Management and achieved the Certified Property Manager (CPM) designation. He is a former State Chapter President and the first CPM from Louisiana to be selected Regional Vice President of IREM. Appointed to the Louisiana Real Estate Commission, he chaired the education and research committee and was responsible for the implementation and publication of market research and analysis projects across the State that now serve in-state and out-of-state users with detailed information on office, retail, industrial and multi-family properties.
Dastugue served as the founding President of the Commercial Investment Division (CID) of the New Orleans Board of REALTORS and is a past recipient of its “Service to the Industry” award.
He also received the Small Business Champion Award from the New Orleans Chamber of Commerce, as well as the Entrepreneurial Success Award by the State of Louisiana Department of Economic Development. IREM Louisiana recognized Dastugue with the Certified Property Manager of the Year Award and the University of New Orleans honored Dastugue with its “Alumnus of the Year” from the College of Business as well as the “Richard J. Stillman Lifetime Achievement Award” for his dedication to academics, students and the cultural enhancement of University life.
Dastugue is a licensed Real Estate Broker in Louisiana, Texas and Mississippi.
